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Elaboration (1) ACDSEH047

outlining the key role of gods such as Odin, Thor, Frey and Freyja in Viking religion and the adoption of Christianity during the Viking period

explaining the survival of a heroic Iron Age society in Early Medieval Ireland, as described in the vernacular epics, and its transformation by the spread of Christianity; the influence of the Vikings; the Anglo-Norman conquest

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH049

comparing the artefacts discovered at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland (Canada) with Viking artefacts as possible evidence that the Vikings had discovered America 500 years before Christopher Columbus

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH050

researching inventions and developments in the Islamic world and their subsequent adoption in the Western world

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH063

explaining reasons for Japan’s closure to foreigners under the Tokugawa Shogunate and the impact of US Commodore Perry’s visit in 1853

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH064

outlining the attempts by the Tokugawa Shogunate to curb deforestation (for example, imposing heavy regulations on farmers; managing the harvesting of trees; and using new, lighter and more efficient construction techniques)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH065

describing the increasing exposure to Western technology and ideas (for example, the establishment of a naval school with Dutch instructors, the translation of Western books)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH013

outlining different theories about the expansion (for example, west/east and east/west movement, the expansion as accidental versus intentional)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH068

explaining the significance of Rahui as a way of prohibiting the collection of resources, to ensure their sustainability

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH078

describing the way of life in Mongolia and its incorporation into Chinese life (for example, agriculture – domestication of animals such as horses, camels and cattle; food – dried meat and yoghurt; and housing – yurts)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH079

examining life in China before, during and after the Mongol conquest

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH071

investigating the effects of the Black Death on society (for example, labour shortages, peasant uprisings, the weakening of feudal structures and increased social mobility)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH075

explaining the longer-term effects of conquest and colonisation on the indigenous populations of the Americas (for example, the unequal distribution of land and wealth; slavery; and political inequality)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS150

posing a key question such as: ‘Why did Easter Island (Rapa Nui) society decline?’ and identifying related questions to inform the inquiry (for example, ‘What evidence is there?’ ‘What theories have been developed?’)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS153

designing a table to list sources and the aspects of the past about which they provide information (for example, social structure, economy, governance)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS154

distinguishing between fact (for example, ‘The Moai were constructed on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)’) and opinion or interpretation (for example, ‘The Moai on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) are representations of gods’)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH017

explaining changes in technology (for example, steam-driven spinning mills, railways and steam ships) which led to factories and cities

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH080

investigating changes to the cities and landscape in European countries and Australia as the Industrial Revolution continued to develop, using photos (for example, those that were taken as the Eiffel Tower was being constructed using iron)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH081

investigating the changes in working conditions (for example, longer working hours for low pay and the use of children as a cheap source of labour)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH082

outlining the growth of trade unions as a response to the impacts of the Industrial Revolution

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